The Vanderbilt Commodores are trying to rise to the top of the SEC, while the No. 14 South Carolina Gamecocks are trying to stay there. <\/p>\n
Vanderbilt (1-1) vs. No. 14 South Carolina (1-1)<\/strong>
\n Date: Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013<\/strong>
\n Time: 7 p.m. EST<\/strong>
\n Venue: \u00a0Williams-Brice Stadium<\/strong>
\n City: Columbia<\/strong>
\n O\/U Odds: 50 1\/2 <\/strong>
\n Spread: South Carolina -14<\/strong>
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The Commodores enter Saturday’s road game with 14 straight division losses, but catch a break taking on the Gamecocks who are rebounding off a tough loss last week to rival Georgia in Athens.
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He will be tested in this matchup along with quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels who has completed 60.3 percent of his passes with three touchdowns and two interceptions.<\/p>\n
South Carolina will try to shut Samuels down by sending in junior defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who recorded a school-record 13 sacks last year.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, South Carolina knows it has little room for error going forward after last week’s loss and will look for quarterback Connor Shaw to elevate his game.<\/p>\n
Shaw has played well so far this season, completing 60 percent of his passes and rushing for 118 yards without turning the ball over. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n
He will be assisted by RB Mike Davis and Brandon Wilds who \u00a0is averaging 4.9 yards per carry in limited action. Looking to stop them will be a Vanderbilt defense that allows 145.5 rushing yards per game and 168.5 passing yards.<\/p>\n
Defensively, the Gamecocks will also need to tighten up their defense that allowed 41 points to Georgia.<\/p>\n
They need better performances out of their front seven if they want to stop Vandy’s triple-threat running attack of Jerron Seymour, Brian Kimrow and Wesley Tate.<\/p>\n
The Gamecocks are riding a 12-game home win streak, the third longest in school history and third longest active streak in the country while posting an 8-2 record against the spread in their last 10 home games. The team is also 7-3 against the spread following a loss and 9-1 against the spread in their last 10 games following a loss.<\/p>\n
The Commodores on the other hand, are 4-0 against the spread in their last four road games, 6-2 against the spread in their last eight games, and 6-0 against the spread following a win. Vandy is 3-1-1 against the spread in their last five games at South Carolina.<\/p>\n
Matt’s Prediction<\/h3>\n
This is a huge game for Vandy and their second SEC game this season.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, South Carolina has bounced back before and I look for them to be focused again this week.<\/p>\n
South Carolina 34 \u2013 Vanderbilt 20<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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